I have a grand son of just 70 days.My daughter, who reads a bit of medical books and browses internet expects miraculous disciplined behavior from him.She expects him to feed at fixed time play himself and sleep, wake up and start the process all over.She would like him to drink her milk to the full, not a little less.If he does not pass motion for more than six hours;if he cries; she immediately consults a paediatrician on phone or cosults friends of her age group and immediately starts giving him medicines not withstanding my protests.
Children unto the age of six act instinctively;they do not deliberate;if they are hungry they eat,feel sleepy, they sleep.They have, fortunately, not become slaves to time and habits as yet.
best is to leave child be.Let it grow naturally.Let Nature and the body run according to its rhythm.Now read on.here children are given drugs for behavioral disorder. What behavior?They do not know what it is.Do not give fancy names and drug the child.
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CHILDREN diagnosed with ADHD could be weaned off medication as new Government guidelines warn doctors not to use drugs for first option treatment.
The Federal Government draft guidelines released yesterday will substantially change the way doctors treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, especially in preschool-aged children.
One of the biggest medical turn-abouts is the change from guidelines in 1997, which recommended medication was a suitable treatment for children diagnosed with the behavioural and learning problem.
Now it is advised: ”Medication should not be used as first-line treatment for ADHD in preschool-aged children.
”For children under six years of age, a stage when child development is rapid, it is essential to distinguish ADHD symptoms from normal developmental variation in impulsivity and attention.”
Doctors have been warned to weigh-up the benefits of drugs, which are recommended for some patients and risk factors, such as ”growth impacts”.
More than 350,000 children and adolescents have ADHD and in the past financial year taxpayers have forked out more than $21 million on drugs, including medication for the growing number of adults who have the illness.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon, who is trying to rein in an explosion of medical costs, has been frustrated at the lack of clear evidence on how to treat the condition.
”I am pleased that we can finally provide this more up-to-date information on ways to identify and care for those in our community who may be suffering from ADHD,” she said.
But in a twist that could change the guidelines again soon, a US researcher referenced in the updated Australian guidelines is at the centre of a US conflict of interest inquiry after it was alleged he had failed to declare his full relationship with a drug company.
The National Health and Medical Research Council with Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) updated the guidelines. The document is almost 300 pages.
RACP guidelines working group chairman David Forbes said there had been ‘’substantial” changes in advice in prescribing medication and expected some children may be taken off drugs.
”Not all kids should get medication,” Professor Forbes said.
There had not been enough research about whether children’s behaviour could be controlled through exercise and diet, he said.
Restricting some foods for some children may work if done in consultation with nutritionists, he added.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26422996-952,00.html
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